CVE-2026-44967 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-44967: opentelemetry-cpp: OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response

Vendor Open-Telemetry
Product opentelemetry-cpp
Weakness CWE-789
Published June 12, 2026
Last update June 12, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

OpenTelemetry-cpp is the C++ implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to release 1.27.0, the OTLP HTTP exporters (traces/metrics/logs) read the full HTTP response into an in-memory vector of bytes without a size cap. This is exploitable for memory exhaustion when the configured collector endpoint is attacker-controlled (or a network attacker can MITM the exporter connection). This vulnerability is fixed in opentelemetry-cpp release 1.27.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 12, 2026 CVE published
June 12, 2026 Record updated